Wastewater continues to be the topic of discussion in the county. The City of Jackson is one of the entities currently discussing waste water at length, especially while waiting for the Regional Water Quality Control Board to release their permit which will specify how the City is to deal with their waste water in the future. Several alternatives have been identified if Jackson is required to pull their wastewater out of the creek. However, at…
There were only two underage sales this year in a survey of 35 store sample within Amador County. While a sales rate of 5.7 % sounds low … should we be proud or upset? A sales rate of any amount is in direct violation of the law that prohibits tobacco sales to minors that has been on the books for over one-hundred years.
Ione has a New Police Officer, retired CHP Officer, John Kellogg was introduced to the Ione City Council Monday and was sworn in to office by Janice Traverso. The city of Ione has not had a completed audit since 2003, this is not only bad for bookkeeping it may also cause the city to potentially lose future monies in the form of loan funding because of the lack of financial audits on record. The City…
Jackson City Manager Mike Daly has announced that a public workshop will be held to explore the possible reuse options for Amador County's historic courthouse, located in downtown Jackson. Everyone is invited to attend. Please bring your ideas! The workshop is in the Jackson City Council Chambers, 33 Broadway, Jackson, on Tuesday, May 1st, 2007, starting at 4 PM. The current home of Amador County Superior Court, the building will be vacated in June for…
The California State Court’s Third District Court of Appeals late yesterday issued the long awaited decision on the City of Plymouth’s Municipal Services Agreement with the Ione Band of Miwok. The decision pertains to the Amador County suit against the City over the city’s agreement between the tribe and the decision now completely voids the MSA and all its provisions. Accordingly, the decision of the City to enter into the MSA without complying with CEQA…
Parents have become increasingly wary of letting their children use the internet as internet sex crimes targeting children have been on the rise. Locally, Amador County has also encountered these crimes. More recently in December the Sheriff’s Office arrested Richard Phillip Davidson, 48, of Pioneer after they received reports of a sexual predator trying to contact children via the internet
Sierra Pacific Industries’ latest timber harvest plan is generating quite a bit of interest- both from opponents and proponents of forest logging. Documents filed with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or CalFire, show Sierra Pacific plans to log more than two-thirds of the 74,000 acres the company owns in Amador and Calaveras County over the next 80 years. The long term plan and application was originally filed in October of 2006. However…
